Prima Ballerina

Anja Loves Ballet

pretty in yellow

look at that pointed toe!

Anja began another year of ballet at Studio 260.  (it's a new studio for us).  She loves having a skirt with her leotard.  And Anja is using my old ballet shoes...I love that they are still in good condition.  Anja is a natural ballerina...I LOVE that she LOVES ballet!  She is such a beautiful girl :)

Morning Sing

Carter sitting with his friends

Every Friday at 8:15 at Mt. Lebanon Elementary School, all the students gather in the gym to sing with members of the community for about 45 minutes.  Parents, friends, teachers and students all sing various songs to together, led by the music teacher.  It is SO darling!!  I loved it.  We will be attending this event lots and lots and lots!

First Day of School...1 week apart

Carter's 1st Day of School

Eating a healthy breakfast to start the day off right

Our Kindergartener...with her missing tooth!

Anja with her "K" and Carter with his"2"

Sitting at the table...she was so excited!

Carter and Anja began their new school at Mt. Lebanon Elementary.  Carter began on Thursday August 30.  He road the bus on the first day.  So brave.  Anja began Kindergarten on Friday September 7.  I took her to class and she walked in ready to begin.  She waved good-bye with a huge smile on her face.  Then she got to ride the bus home...which she LOVED!!

Our Birthday Boy

 Fischer is Four Years Old!!!

we love our Fischer

yummy birthday cupcakes

Lunch at McDonald's

     Fischer got to do lots of fun activities on his birthday.  He woke up, had a delicious breakfast, played in the house, ate lunch at McDonald's with Anja and his best friend Kevin, played at the park, at Angry Bird cupcakes, and had pizza for his birthday dinner.  On Sunday we had a special birthday brunch for Fisch.  We made him Mario Brother's pancakes.  He loved it all.  And he loves being 4 years old! 

Enjoying his Mario pancakes

the Mario toys were his favorite

Life in New Hampshire

We are settling in.  Getting used to the humid weather.  Sweating a lot.  And really liking it here.  The kids love their new beds.  I love that my room is bigger than in  Portland (a great step up).  I'm liking my kitchen...it has a great feel to it.  As soon as I find my camera...I think it's in one of the 4 boxes I haven't unpacked yet...I will post some good pictures of the house.  I want to thank my parents for all the amazing help they gave my family.  Hours and hours and hours and hours of cleaning.  And my dad spent hours and hours and hours of putting furniture together in hot, humid, and un-air conditioned rooms!  My parents are FABULOUS!!  Love and miss them a ton.  So until my camera appears (within the next week)...

The Little Red Hen

Anja in her school play as the Little Red Hen.
This is for her school program in junior kindergarten for Gateway Christian School.

Millie's Baby Blessing

The whole group that came to Millie's Baby Blessing

Millie in her blessing gown.

I love this picture of Millie!

We didn't have her wear the head band...it just looked super cute on her!

Millie Arleen

It was such a special day we got to share with family and friends.  Thank you to all who attended.

And a HUGE shout-out to Jenni for taking pictures.  They are lovely!!

And for documenting sake, Millie is 2 months old (on March 7th)

Millie's Baby Blessing

Sunday May 6, 2012

Blessed by her father, Clinton Morgan

Happy Easter/ Millie is 1 month old!

4 Morgan Kids

Carter, Anja, and Fischer simply LOVE their baby sister, Millie!


Millie at 1 month old

Carter & Millie; Anja

Fischer

(yes...he loves to be silly)

Mother and Millie

Father and Millie

3 Weeks Old

Here is our Millie at 3 weeks.
(March 28th)

Lost Tooth

Anja lost her first tooth!

She has been wiggling her bottom front two teeth for over 2 months...very cautiously!
On Tuesday the 6th, after we'd put the kids to bed, we were relaxing in the family room. Out walks Anja, quietly, a little blood on her fingers, and a small tooth in her hand. She was THRILLED!! That night she received a dollar for her tooth. She was so excited to show everyone what the tooth fairy had brought!

Our New Baby Girl

Millie Arleen Morgan

March 7th, 2012
6:07pm
8 lbs 10 oz 21 inches

Carter, Anja & Fischer were thrilled to meet Millie!!

Mommy and Millie right before leaving the hospital.

Sledding Trip

Short clip of Clinton and Carter sledding.
We had fun in December on the mountains.

Fischer's a Sunbeam!!!

On January 1st, this little man started Primary. He is loving it! So glad that Fischer is a
Happy Little Sunbeam!

It FINALLY Snowed...and stuck to the ground...

Hooray!!! Last night, after the kids were in bed and I was resting...Anja came walking into my room at 8:30. I asked why she was still up and told her she needed to be asleep. Her response was, "But Mom, it's snowing outside and sticking to the ground!" We went and looked, sure enough...it was a winter wonderland for Portland. I got her back in bed and went to show Carter...who was also still awake (?) I showed him and he was ecstatic!

Needless to say...both kids were out of bed and I asked if they wanted to walk in the snow. Silly question! Of course they did. In their slippers, snow coats, and eventually gloves (b/c we ended up playing outside for 1 1/2 hours)...the kids had a great time in the snow.

I want to add that yes, I tried to get Fischer up...showed him the snow...he sleepily looked at it and informed me he wanted to go back to bed.
(he was very excited to see the snow this morning)

Here are a few pictures from the evening:

Carter getting ready to throw a snowball.

Anja eating snow off the car.

Our fabulous snowman...equipped with hat, gloves, carrot nose, ears, arms, eyes, and mouth!
(I haven't been in many photos with the kids and thought my pregnant self should get in one!)

Clinton with the kids.

Carter and Anja right as the snow started to fall. Getting Carter to keep his eyes open in a picture is actually quite hard. Had to take a couple to get this photo.

We had a great time in the snow...and then this morning the snow was still there...but the rains had come to early and made the roads slushy and too drivable for everyone. The kids are currently at school. (which we figured would happen...that's why we played in the snow last night and didn't get the kids to bed until 10pm!!)

I Tried...and Fischer's Clementine Story

I just tried to upload pictures and blogger wouldn't let me. Just wanted people to know that yes...I did make an effort. :)

Fischer just brought me a clementine and asked me to peel it. It's his second one.
I asked,"Did you eat your first one?
"Yes."
"Did you peel it yourself?"
"Yes."
"Did you leave a mess on the floor."
With a smirk..."Yes."
"Are you going to clean it up."
Total straight face..."No." Followed with, "Here Mom, will you please peel this orange for me?"
Of course, Fischer.... :)